Envelop.



M. H. DAGUE.

ENVELOP.

APPLICATION rum) JAN. 1'1, 1012.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

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ENVELOP.

Specification of Letters" Patent.

Patented Apr. 29, 1913.

Application filed January 17, 1912. Serial No. 6115581.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I MORTON H. DAcUE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newport, in the county of Jackson and State of Arkansas,have invented new'and useful Improvements in Envelops, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This'invention relates to envelops and has for-an object to provide astrong, durable and inex ensive article of this character which isesigned particularly for use in the transmission through the mails ofsuch articles as jewelry or merchandise which must be guarded to aconsiderable extent against damage in transit.

Another object of the invention is to provide' an envelop with means forre1nforcing the ends thereof and for securely holding the front and theback walls from collapsing.

Another object of the invention is to provide an envelop in which meansare empl oyed for effectively sealingor closing the corners thereof soas to prevent the accidental loss of the contents of the ackage. Figure1 is a perspective view 0 the envelop. .Fig. 2 is a plan view of theblank. Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The envelop when folded for shipment or transmission through the mails:is of rectangular configuration as shown in Fig. 1

a d it is formed from a single blank of suita le material such as paperboard celluloid or the like and stamped to provide the :front portion 1,the back portion 2, the bottom 3, the top'4, and the sealing 5, thelatter having a gummed surface 6. The blank is scored or creased on thelongitudinal lines .7 and 8 and on the lines 9 and 10 v whereby'todefine the lines of fold on the separate portions of the blank.

The end walls of theenvelop are formed.

sealr flaps 15, each of which being with a gummed surface 16. The

fix pt portion 1 has printed. or otherwise formed therein an appropriateaddressing surface orcard'17. Now that the blank from which the envelopis formed has been clearly described it is said that when desired foruse the ex tensions 12 are folded at right angles to the bottom portion3. The front portion 5 and the rear portion 2 are then folded toward-.each other and against the vertical edges of the extensions 12, so thatthe latter serve as means to reinforce the ends of the envelop andprevent the accidental collapse of the walls 2 and 3 under roughhandling of the envel0p.- The extensions also serve to seal the lowercorners of theenvelop and thereby prevent the loss of the contents ofthe package. After the extensions 12 and the portions 2 and 5 are foldedas described the extensio'hs 13'are then folded upon the extensions 12and the extensions 11 are folded against the extensions 13. When this isdonethe end flaps 15 are'moistened so that the surfaces 16-may be madeto adhere to the wall 3 ,exteriorly thereof. Except for the sealing theenvelop is now in operative position andv after the article to be shiped has been placed therein ,the top .4 is folded over the upper open endof the envelop and the tongues 14 inserted. into the envelop adjacenttothe 'ends thereof so'as to seal the 3.5

corners at the upper end. ''The surface 16 of the flap 5 is thenmoistened and the flap folded over against one side of the envelop andsecured againstthe wall 2.

The construction of ,the article described is extremely simple, strong,inexpensive to manufacture and for the shipment of frangible articlesits use has been foundmost desirable. Combined portions or extensions11, 12 and 13 collectively form ends of the envelop and thereby actmaterially to hold the walls 1 and 2 against collapsej Claims:

As a new article of'manufacture, an envelop constructed from asinglepiece of tensions of the bottom and adapted to be 105 folded over saidend extensions of the bottom whereby to seal the vertical joints between the first extensions and the back wall, a front wall having sideextensions co-ex tensive with the extensions of the back wall and theextensions of the bottoin and adapted to be folded over the extensionsof the bottom, so as to seal the vertical joints between the endextensions of the bottom and the front wall, the extensions of-the frontwall having integral sealing flaps adapted to be secured to the backwall, the end extensions of the bottom having their vertical edges inmutual contactwith adjacent surfaces of the front and back wallsrespectively, so as tobrace said wallslaterally, a closin wall. androvided with joint closing extefisions a apted to be folded into theenportion (so-extensive with the front walls laterally and a sealingflap carried by 20 the closure portion of the front wall. In testimonywhereof I afiixmy signature in presence of two-witnesses.

' v MORTON Hi DAGUE.

' \Vitnesses:

GQ L. GRANT, IRA J. MACK.

